Gary Palmer game 4.
Paula Carr — a part-time secretary originally from Baltimore, Maryland
Kyle Thorson — a musician and a real estate agent originally from St. Paul, Minnesota
Gary Palmer — a physician from Palm Springs, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $12,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary | $1,100 | $1,600 | $4,300 |
$5,800
4-day champion: $18,400 |
$5,300
17 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Kyle | $300 | $1,000 | $1,200 |
$2,399
3rd place: Olympus OMPC camera |
$1,200
8 R, 3 W |
| Paula | $300 | $1,300 | $2,900 |
$3,000
2nd place: Frigidaire washer & dryer and his & hers Jules Jurgensen watches |
$3,700
13 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| 1976 | WORD ORIGINS | MOVIE TRIVIA | GERMANY | INFANCY | MONOPOLY |
|
$100
[7]
Rumanian gymnast who won 3 gold medals, 1 bronze, & the world's attention at the Olympics
Nadia Comaneci
Gary
|
$100
[17]
Hot tub named for its inventor, Roy
a Jacuzzi
Kyle
|
$100
[16]
In "Road to Zanzibar", he was the one fired from a cannon
Bob Hope
Gary
|
$100
[23]
In W. Germany advertising on this is limited to 20 minutes per day
television
Kyle
|
$100
[1]
Dr. Joyce Brothers says men's attention to this part of female anatomy is left over from infancy
the breast
Paula
|
$100
[2]
The 1978 Neiman-Marcus catalog offered a $600 edible Monopoly set made of this sweet
chocolate
Gary
|
|
$200
[8]
On March 11, Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above this level for 1st time since 1973
1000
Kyle
|
$200
[18]
One theory says it's an abbreviation for Martin Van Buren's nickname, Old Kinderhook
OK
Gary
|
$200
[22]
In Roger Corman series, they were "Student", "Private Duty", "Night Call", "Young", & "Candy Stripe"
nurses
Kyle
|
$200
[24]
Whether it's weissbratwurste, mettwurst, or ganseleberwurst, wurst it can be is this food
sausage
Paula
|
$200
[3]
Even infants in the womb have been seen sucking on this, not a silver spoon
their thumb
Gary
|
$200
[9]
In French sets, this property is Champs Elysees; in U.K. sets, Park Lane; in U.S. sets, this
Park Place
Gary
Paula
|
|
$300
[10]
He ran for V.P. on the Republican ticket with Gerald Ford
Robert Dole
Paula
|
$300
[19]
Though the Koran forbids its use, this liquid derives its name from the Arabic word "kohl"
alcohol
Kyle
|
$300
[25]
Only country ever to be mentioned in the title of a Bond film
Russia
Gary
|
$400
[27]
The porcelain this city is known for was actually made in Meissen,12 miles to the north
Dresden
|
$300
[4]
Of freckles, teeth or hair, the one you can't be born with
freckles
Paula
|
$300
[13]
According to official rules, this happens when you land on "Free Parking"
nothing
Paula
|
|
$400
[11]
U.S. state that celebrated its 100th anniversary as a state in 1976
Colorado
Paula
|
$400
[20]
From German "schlag", Yiddish word for merchandise of inferior quality
schlock
Gary
|
— |
DD
$500
[26]
Place in Germany referred to in title of this tune
the Black Forest
Gary
|
$400
[5]
According to Encyclopedia Americana, once you turn this age you're out of your infancy
the age of 2
Kyle
|
$400
[14]
Named for the prairie state, computer analysis shows it's the most-landed-on space
Illinois Avenue
|
|
$500
[12]
Secretary of Agriculture who resigned after telling a tasteless joke to Pat Boone & John Dean
Earl Butz
Kyle
|
$500
[21]
From Latin "lacqueus", meaning a noose, a delicate fabric in an open pattern
lace
Paula
|
— | — |
$500
[6]
In infants, it's about ¼ of the total body length, in adults, about ⅛
the head
Gary
|
$500
[15]
The U.S. gov't commissioned 2 Monopoly sets adapted for use here but neither has been used yet
in space
|
| COLONIAL AMERICA | SPORTS | AMERICAN LITERATURE | RELIGION | GAME SHOWS | THE EARTH |
|
$200
[9]
In 1775 Daniel Boone established settlement of Boonesborough in what is now this state
Kentucky
Gary
|
$200
[4]
Boston won the pro championship 8 years in a row in this sport
basketball
Kyle
|
$200
[2]
Walden Pond rustic who advised us to "simplify, simplify"
Thoreau
Kyle
|
$200
[1]
Completes "Have faith, hope & charity, that's the way to live successfully, how do I know?..."
the Bible tells me so
Paula
|
$200
[11]
Job of Karen, Melanie, Janice, Holly, & Dian
game show models
Gary
|
$200
[15]
The outer part of the earth or of a loaf of bread
the crust
Gary
|
|
$400
[19]
Though it was 1st profitable cash crop grown in colonies, government now subsidizes it
tobacco
Gary
|
$400
[5]
Sport in which "silks" are worn
horse racing
Paula
|
$400
[6]
Clarence Day followed "Life With Father" with this look at the distaff side
Life With Mother
Paula
|
$400
[3]
William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a haven for members of this denomination
the Quakers (Society of Friends)
Gary
|
$400
[12]
Cancelled in 1978 after 6 mos., ratings indicate this host's "Knockout" wasn't "v-e-r-y interesting"
Arte Johnson
Paula
|
$400
[21]
Though most faults lie beneath the earth's surface, this main California one is all too visible
the San Andreas Fault
Gary
|
|
$600
[20]
"Cajun" derives from the name of this French colony in eastern Canada
Acadia (Acadie)
|
$600
[10]
Homeland of 1st non-American to win golf's Masters tournament, Gary Player
South Africa
Paula
|
DD
$800
[7]
Howard Hawks called it a "piece of junk", but got Hemingway to help adapt it for Bogey & Bacall
To Have And Have Not
Paula
|
$600
[24]
1-time galley slave John Knox founded the Presbyterian church in this country of the British isles
Scotland
Gary
|
$600
[13]
Among the singers on 1949's "Let There Be Stars" was this future star of "The Hollywood Squares"
Peter Marshall
Paula
|
DD
$500
[25]
Where the Earth ranks in diameter among our Sun's 9 major planets
fifth
Gary
|
| — |
$800
[16]
The championship team in this summer league is awarded the Grey Cup
Canadian football
Gary
|
$800
[8]
Called "greatest intellectual in land", this prolific Puritan penned 459 books, none of them "fleecy"
Cotton Mather
Paula
|
— |
$800
[14]
Presented for your consideration: strange as it seems, he was the original host of "Liars Club"
Rod Serling
Kyle
|
$600
[22]
Of a rotation, nutation, or revolution, the one the earth completes every 365-¼ days
a revolution
Gary
Kyle
Paula
|
| — |
$1,000
[17]
Last challenger faced by Rocky Marciano for the heavyweight crown
Archie Moore
|
$1,000
[23]
Edgar Allan Poe character considered by many to be 1st modern detective
C. Auguste Dupin
|
— |
$1,000
[18]
Host of "Cross-Wits" & "Dealer's Choice", he now reads what you won on "Wheel of Fortune"
Jack Clark
Gary
|
— |
In 1920, the Harding-Coolidge ticket defeated James Cox & this future president
Franklin D. Roosevelt